Dogs get ready to rumbleThe 2015 football season officially got underway on Monday when the Hart County Bulldogs held their first practice permitted by the Georgia High School Association (GHSA) at the Hart County Middle ...

Fields of dreamsIt won’t be ready until opening day of 2016, but the new football and soccer complex at the Hart County Recreation Department on Elberton Highway will be worth the wait, according to Recreation Dir...

Hydro power: YMCA swimmers at stateThe Hartwell Hydros from the Bell Family YMCA competed at the Georgia Recreation and Parks Association B/C County State Swim Meet in Tifton last weekend. Nine competitors qualified in 14 events.Of ...

Having a Bocce BallHart County Special Olympics held their First Annual Bocce Tournament on June 30th at the Hart County High School Softball Field. Teams were made up of athletes from Hart County as well as Unified...

Tommy Neuser signs to play golf at EmmanuelFormer Hart County High School senior Tommy Neuser signed a National Letter of Intent last Thursday to play golf at Emmanuel College in Franklin Springs. Neuser helped the Hart County golf team fi...

Perfect end for 11-12 StarsCasey Tallent threw a perfect game and Hart County crushed Toccoa 21-0 to win the District Championship in Little League (11-12) baseball. In four games Hart scored 57 runs while only giving up six...

Camping on hallowed groundThe Hart County Lady Bulldogs attended a team camp at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill June 25-27. The Tarheels are one of the premier hoops programs on both the men’s and women’s si...

Franklin forces second gameThe Hart County Little League 10-11 year old All-Stars fell to Franklin County 7-3 on Tuesday. Franklin County needed to force a game two against Hart after losing to them on Sunday 10-0. The bats...

Glasco looks for one more chanceFormer Hart County High School graduate and Valdosta State University graduate Colin Glasco could be competing in the fifth International Federation of American Football Senior World Championship J...

Air time for HartThe Hart County High School football team was one of several teams invited to the University of Georgia’s 7-on-7 football camp on Friday. Football teams from Georgia, South Carolina, and Alabama we...

Rookie stars fall in championship gameThe Hart County girls Rookie Little League All-Stars fell to Oconee 13-3 in the sectional championship on Saturday at Danielsville. Hart needed to force a game two against Oconee after losing the ...

District champsThe Hart County girls Little League All-Stars defeated Franklin County 11-6 on Saturday to take home the district championship. Hart battled through the losers bracket after dropping their first ga...

Old Dogs sweep DevilsAlumni from both Hart County and Elbert County squared off on the basketball court last Friday night at The Inferno in Elberton to raise money for the Blue Devil basketball program. The Old Dogs t...

Football season beginsAfter two straight second place region finishes increased excitement surrounds the Hart County football team heading into summer workouts and the 2015 season. The summer workout program began June ...

25th Challenge of the Centuries Bike RideThe Kiwanis Club of Hartwell presented the 25th Challenge of the Centuries Bike Ride last weekend throughout Hart County, Northeast Georgia and Upstate South Carolina. Riders were challenged by cou...

Goss competes at stateHart County’s Rogerick Goss competed in two events at last weekend’s GHSA State Track and Field Championship at Jefferson. Goss, the Bulldog’s lone representative finished fourteenth in the high ju...

HCHS golfers finish eighth at state tourneyThe Hart County High School golf team finished eighth in the GHSA 8-AAA State Championship held Monday at Brookfield Country Club in Roswell. The Bulldogs carded a team total 335. Blessed Trinity c...

Dogs look for final four appearanceBy David Butler Staff Writer The Hart County High School baseball team split a double-header Tuesday against 3-AAA Westside Augusta falling in the first game2-0 and winning the second game 3-2. I...

Advancement opportunityHart County will be well represented at the GHSA Girls State Track Championships this weekend in Albany. Five individuals and two relay teams advanced out of the AAA “B” sectionals held last Saturd...

Lion tamersThe Hart County High School baseball team came out with something to prove in its first round playoff series with No.1 seed Franklin County. The Diamond Dogs won the first game 6-5, but lost the se...

Lady Bulldogs track down region titlesThe Hart County High School girls track team finished third in the 8-AAA championship held Friday in Jefferson. The boys finished fourth overall. Audrey Honiotes took home first place in both the 1...

State tourney: Bring on the LionsIn a final tune up for the post season, the Hart County High School baseball team fell 4-1 to Rockdale County last Friday for Senior Night at Saye Field. Hart opens the state playoffs this Friday ...

Hart falls to LionsThe Hart County High School girls tennis team traveled to Franklin County to take on the Lady Lions in the first round of the 8-AAA State Championship on Tuesday. The Lady Bulldogs were defeated 3-...

HCHS girls golf qualifies for sectionalsThe Hart County High School girls golf team finished fourth at the 8-AAA championship, held Monday at the Hartwell Golf Club. Oconee County shot a team score of 296 to win the title. Jefferson fini...

Lady Racquet Dogs return to stateWith Hart County’s first-round upset of Jefferson in last week’s 8-AAA tennis championships at Watkinsville, the girls tennis team qualified for the state tournament. It’s the 14th time in the la...

Dogs looking for a winThe Hart County baseball team let one slip away in Tuesday’s loss against Morgan County in Madison. Morgan scored five runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to take home an 8-7 win. The Diamond ...

Golfers qualify for sectionalsThe Hart County High School boys golf team finished third at the 8-AAA championship, held Monday at Double Oaks in Commerce. Oconee County shot a team score of 288 to win the title. Morgan County f...

Diamond is rough for HartThe Hart County High School baseball team dropped to 8-5 in the region after Tuesday’s 5-1 loss to the Oconee County Warriors at Arrowhead Park. Hart plated their only run in the second inning whe...

Honiotes, Leverette first at Bonnie MattoxThe Hart County Track and Field team competed in the Bonnie Mattox Invitational in Monroe last Saturday. Lady Bulldog Audrey Honiotes finished first in the 3200 meter run. Honiotes finished with a ...

Beck enjoying his springFormer Hart County Bulldog Landon Beck reported to his first spring training with the St. Louis Cardinals in Jupiter, Fla., on March 9. “It’s going good so far,” said Beck via text message Monday....

Harper back in the arenaIt’s a new league and new nickname for Wichita, but it’s the same old Kendrick Harper. The two-time All-CPIFL player is making a big impact so far in 2015. The old Champions Professional Indoor Fo...

Round one to the DragonsAfter the 4-3 loss to Jefferson at Saye Field on Tuesday, head coach Josh Osborne recalled a pair of pitches that may have decided the outcome of the game. “Two pitches,” Osborne said “It wasn’t ...

Soccer falls to OconeeThe Hart County boys soccer team lost 9-1 Tuesday in a region matchup with Oconee County in Watkinsville. “We got out played and playing Oconee is like playing a college level team,” said head coa...

Dogs tame the DevilsHart County traveled to Elberton on Tuesday for the first game of a three game series. Hart County defeated the Blue Devils 11-2. The Diamond Dogs exploded for nine runs on eight hits in the top of...

Turkey season starts this SaturdayHave you been practicing your turkey calling skills? Hunters eager for the opening of turkey hunting season in Georgia certainly have. The highly anticipated day is Saturday, March 21 and the Geo...